Our Aims and Values

Mission Statement: “Achieving great things together”Statement of Aims:To enlarge a child’s knowledge, experience and imaginative understanding and thus his/her awareness of moral values and capacity for enjoyment.To enable him/her to enter the world after formal education is over as an active participant in society and a responsible contributor to it and capable of achieving as much independence as possible.By incorporating these aims within a curriculum that is broad, balanced, relevant, practical, allows for differentiation and pays careful attention to progress and continuity, the policy of Engaines School is:• To help pupils develop lively, enquiring minds, the ability to question and argue rationally and to apply themselves to tasks and physical skills• To develop in pupils the skills necessary to take full advantage of the opportunities available through the application and understanding of ICT• To help pupils to acquire knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to adult life and employment in a fast-changing world• To help pupils to use language and number effectively• To help pupils to develop moral values, respect for religious values and tolerance of other races, religions and ways of life• To help pupils to understand the world in which they live and the interdependence of individuals, groups and nations• To help pupils appreciate human achievements and aspirations• To help pupils to acquire the greatest possible measure of personal, social, spiritual and physical development of which they are capable• To help pupils to achieve the broadest possible range of academic, practical and aesthetic knowledge• To help pupils to understand and care for their natural environmentWe believe that these widely accepted aims offer a coherent framework for planning, teaching and learning and will give all pupils access to a broad, balanced curriculum suited to their age and ability.